Is it too early for people to be asking the 2016 question . I dont think its too early. I think its part of a process. This isnt an issue about bullying. This is an issue of mine and jons relationship where i may ive taken stuff too far. All right. Weve got a lot to get to this afternoon from Chris Christie, the newly crowned prince of the gop, to failed talks with iran, to the explosive story unfolding this week in the nfl. And, yes, the gops benghazi obsession. But, first, we want to give you an update from the philippines where Officials Say 10,000 people could be dead from fridays devastating typhoon. Characterized as a state of calamity. Last night u. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel announced u. S. Forces are headed to the Pacific Islands to aid in search and rescue efforts. Among the organizations that you can contact for information on how to help, you can reach out to the red cross, unicef, save the children. And we will be posting a Additional Information on our facebook page
This isnt an issue about bullying. This is an issue of mine and jons relationship where i may ive taken stuff too far. All right. Weve got a lot to get to this afternoon from Chris Christie, the newly crowned prince of the gop, to failed talks with iran, to the explosive story unfolding this week in the nfl. And, yes, the gops benghazi obsession. But, first, we want to give you an update from the philippines where Officials Say 10,000 people could be dead from fridays devastating typhoon. Characterized as a state of calamity. Last night u. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel announced u. S. Forces are headed to the Pacific Islands to aid in search and rescue efforts. Among the organizations that you can contact for information on how to help, you can reach out to the red cross, unicef, save the children. And we will be posting a Additional Information on our facebook page. Were now going to turn back to politics. Coming off his reelection win tuesday, new Jersey Governor Chris Christie to
the freshman got to carry the shoulder pads and bring all the stuff in every day. you know, that could be seen as bullying. or it could be seen as, hey, these people are earning you know, earning a right to be a part of the team and earning their keep and growing. i think there is a place for, you know, earning your keep. but to get bullied or to get abused, i think, is something completely different. i don t think anything is wrong with that. cynthia, i guess, what i think your film showed so elegantly and so painfully is there is a point at which it feels like what we kind of say, well, boys will be boys. this is a right of passage can be very dangerous. particularly in the culture that we re living in now. certainly at the younger ages, frankly eve n in this case, the bullying is happening everywhere. it s on your cell phone, online, in person. one of the things i don t
producer and writer of the acclaimed documentary bully. and a football coach at anacostia high school in washington, d.c. i want to start with you. one of the things in listening and watching the interview earlier today, it struck me, incognito, his goal was clearly to kind of clean this up a bit, obviously. but the sort of conversation around the nfl locker room culture, which even if you agree, i again, that this is part of that culture, i think some of us would still find elements of that culture disturbing and certainly could see how it leads to the kinds you know, a place where it can easily cross the line. well, yeah. you know, the locker room is just that. you know, most of the time you have it s a situation for the players where, you know, the coaches really don t come around. you really have your veterans or in a collegiate situation, your seniors, other leaders in that
school. but, hey, let s keep it, you know, still a safe environment. but, you know, cynthia, i guess what struck me when this story, you know, we ve learned more throughout the week, i should say. but as this story was coming out, you know, and people were sort of shocked and surprised, i sort of thought, well, wait a second. we ve just spent as a country having this conversation about bullying. your film was out. we ve been talking about it. why should we be surprised to see it s happening in football of all places, a confrontational sport. a lot of testosterone. when we know at the lower grades we see that behavior starting and we have also learned, incognito, this is a behavior that apparently he s had he was bullied himself, but also he bullied others as a younger person. yeah. i mean, i think these are patterns that we establish early on in life. i think there are places we find in our communities and our schools where bullying is allowed to foster. it s no surprise that kid